Dictionary of Welsh Biography

BASSETT, CHRISTOPHER (1753 - 1784), Methodist cleric February 1784, and his body was brought to S. Athan for burial. Elegies to his memory were written by John Williams, S. Athan, 1728 - 1806, and William Williams, Pantycelyn. At the same time David Jones, Llan-gan, published a booklet giving an account of his life: Llythyr oddiwrth Dafydd ab Ioan y Pererin at Ioan ab Gwilim y Prydydd … (Trevecka, 1784).
BASSETT, HULDAH CHARLES (1901 - 1982), teacher, musician and broadcaster Huldah Bassett was born on 8 June 1901 in Pen-parc, Cardigan, the daughter of the Rev. David Bassett, a Baptist minister from Ystalyfera, and his wife Mary Hannah (née Charles), from Fforest-fach, Swansea. She had a younger brother, Alun, who was an able mathematician and became head of the examination division of the Welsh Joint Education Committee. In 1914 her father moved to a pastorate in
BASSETT, RICHARD (1777 - 1852), Methodist cleric brought him to the notice of David Jones of Llan-gan. He now began to consort with the Methodists, but, although he attended their societies and associations and was one of the trustees of their chapels in Glamorgan, he succeeded in retaining his Church of England appointment until his death. He was probably the last clergyman in Wales to be associated with the Methodists. His brother ELIAS BASSETT, a
BATCHELOR, JOHN (1820 - 1883), businessman and politician a living as an agent, and in about 1881 he was appointed Inspector of Coals to the Crown Agents. This was a time when politically-opposed newspapers expressed their views with robust partisan enthusiasm. The Liberal side was supported by the South Wales Daily News and South Wales Echo of Scottish Liberal and devout Presbyterian David Duncan (1811-1888), and the Conservative group by the Western
BELL, ERNEST DAVID (1915 - 1959), artist and poet appointed Assistant Director (Art) under the Welsh Committee of the Arts Council, and in 1951 he became Curator of the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. David Bell collaborated with his father on the translation of some of Dafydd ap Gwilym's poems which appeared in 1942 under the title Dafydd ap Gwilym: fifty poems as vol. 48 of Y Cymmrodor. He was the author of 24 translations. He provided the English
BELL, Sir HAROLD IDRIS (1879 - 1967), scholar and translator : fifty poems, which appeared as volume 48 of Y Cymmrodor in 1942. Of these 26 are by Bell, and 24 by his son David. The metre employed consists of lines of four stressed syllables rhyming in couplets, with variations in the number of unstressed syllables - a much more exacting pattern than that adopted by later translators. The style is 'poetic', often incorporating archaic expressions, which were
BERNARD (d. 1148), bishop of S. Davids certain that a 'dedication' of the cathedral in 1131 implies a rebuilding of the fabric. And, before he can be credited with securing the canonization of S. David, it has to be established that the event took place in his time. He was, however, an energetic champion of the rights of his see, playing a prominent part in two major conflicts. The first arose out of the attempt of bishop Urban of Llandaff
BEVAN, ANEURIN (1897 - 1960), politician and one of the founders of the Welfare State Born 15 November 1897 at 32 Charles Street, Tredegar, Monmouth, the sixth of the ten children of David Bevan and Phoebe, the daughter of John Prothero, a local blacksmith. David Bevan was a coal miner and a Baptist, he was fond of books and music and he exercised much influence on his son. Aneurin Bevan went to Sirhowy elementary school which he disliked intensely, and he left in 1910
BEVAN, EVAN (1803 - 1866), poet Son of William and Gwenllian Bevan, born at Llangynwyd, Glamorganshire. Coming from a poor family, he was not taught any specific trade and began working as a casual farm labourer. When he was about 22-24 years of age he moved to Ystradfellte, Brecknock, where he married Ann, daughter of Thomas David Ifan, butcher. He moved subsequently to Pont Neath Vaughan, where he died October 1866. Under the
BEVAN, HOPKIN (1765 - 1839), Calvinistic Methodist minister Born 4 May 1765 at Gellifwnwr (or Cilfwnwr), Llangyfelach, the son of Rees and Mary Bevan, received a smattering of education at Llangyfelach and Swansea. He joined the Methodists in Gopa-fach in 1788, and was ordained in the first Methodist Association for the ordaining of ministers held at Llandilo in 1811. He was a popular preacher and, according to the custom of those days, toured the country
BEVAN, LLEWELYN DAVID (1842 - 1918), Independent minister Born at Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, 11 September 1842, son of Hopkin Bevan and Eliza (Davies) - the father was a Bevan of Llangyfelach, related to Hopkin Bevan, the mother a descendant of Lewis Rees. He was educated at University College School and New College, London (B.A., LL.B.). From 1865 to 1869 he was assistant to Dr. Thomas Binney at the King's Weigh-house, and from 1869 to 1876 pastor of
BEVAN, THOMAS (Caradawc, Caradawc y Fenni; 1802 - 1882), antiquary in the shop at the Clydach works, Brecknock (generally known as the Llanelly works). There he met several Welshmen who were interested in Welsh literature and the eisteddfod - David Lewis (son of the Rev. James Lewis, of Llanwenarth), Thomas Williams (Gwilym Morganwg), and John Morgan, the 'Rhifyddwr Egwan' of Seren Gomer. He owed much, however, of his knowledge of literary style to the

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